TopCoatIt

I loved this picture I saw on Pinterest.  Had to do it.
This was super easy to do. I used a coffee stirrer straw to get smaller circles. Because the straw was so small, the paint or polish easily covered the hole and I had to wipe some off or blow through the straw to get the excess out before I could stamp with it. I started with a base of NYX Girls White and used NYX Girls Pink Strawberry and OPI DS Radiance along with black and blue acrylics to do my stamping.

I would bet that no one could guess what I patterned this manicure after. I’m going to give you a minute to think about that.
I started with NYX Girls White and used China Glaze Peachy Keen and Sinful Colors Hazard for my borders and bows.

Anyone want to venture a guess as to what my inspiration was? The winning guess will get a gold star!

Isn’t a house with a white picket fence supposedly the American dream? I’m pretty happy with my cedar fence thanks.

Other than the base coat and top coat, this mani was done with only acrylics. I decided I didn’t have a polish that was the right color for the sky, but I did have an acrylic that was perfect. I put down my base coat so the blue acrylic had something to stick to, then added my pickets in white acrylic. I actually liked the look of this mani before I added the top coat. It was matte and lumpy like acrylics on a canvas. It looked very artsy.

We don’t usually have our down comforter on our bed because it’s too hot. Because I’m taking pictures of our house to list it for sale, I’m staging the rooms. I pulled out our fluffy comforter because I knew it would photograph well.
This was a fun design to make. I painted my nails with Sally Hansen White On, then added my top coat. Once the top coat was dried enough that I could touch it without messing it up, I pressed the lines in to it. I had a hard time finding a tool that was easy to work with and made the lines I wanted. I ended up using an earring to get the pillowy effect I was going for.

I find myself touching them a lot because they have such a unique texture to them. What do you think of textured nails?

I say this is a floral. I see oriental poppies in there. Hubby says it’s feathers. Peacock. I think I would go more turkey if I were going to go with a bird.
Whatever you see when you look at it, I love it! It was really easy to do and makes a bold statement. I used Sally Hansen White On and acrylics for this design. I topped it off with Chill Zone top coat.

So what say ye? Flowers? Feathers? Or something else?